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The term “control” (including its correlative meanings “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).
“Damages” means any and all claims, injuries, lawsuits, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, fines, penalties, costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (including fees of attorneys and paralegals, whether at the pre-trial, trial, or appellate level, or in arbitration) and all amounts reasonably paid in investigation, defense, or settlement of any of the foregoing.
“Environmental Law” means any applicable Chilean or Peruvian federal, state, provincial or local law, statute, ordinance, regulation, permit or valid and legally-binding order of any Governmental Entity relating to (a) the protection, preservation or restoration of the environment (including air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply, surface land, subsurface land, plant and animal life or any other natural resource), or (b) the exposure to, or the release or disposal of Hazardous Substances.
“Financing Documents” means all legal documents and other agreements relating to the Notes, including the indenture and each supplemental indenture governing the Notes, the ‘north loan’ agreement between PSEG Global Funding II, LLC and Chilquinta Energía Finance Co. LLC, the ‘south loan’ agreement between Inversiones Sempra-PSEG Chile S.A. (which has been merged into Chilquinta) and The Chase Manhattan Bank Nassau Branch, the participation agreements related to the south loan, all mortgage, pledge and other security documents related to the foregoing, the financial guarantee insurance policy issued by MBIA Insurance Corporation with respect to such notes, and the Support Agreement.
“Governmental Entity” means any U.S. or foreign federal, state, provincial or local governmental authority, court, government or self-regulatory organization, commission, tribunal or organization or any regulatory, administrative or other agency, or any political or other subdivision, department or branch of any of the foregoing.
“Hazardous Substance” means any substance or material listed, defined, classified or regulated as a pollutant, contaminant, hazardous substance, toxic substance, hazardous waste, or special waste under any applicable Environmental Law, including, petroleum, petroleum products, volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, and friable asbestos and asbestos-containing materials.
“Knowledge” means, (i) in the case of Sellers, the actual knowledge (as opposed to any constructive or imputed knowledge) of the individuals listed onSchedule 1(a), and (ii) in the case of Buyer, the actual knowledge (as opposed to any constructive or imputed knowledge) of the individuals listed onSchedule 1(b).
“Law” means, with respect to any Person, any domestic or foreign, federal, state, provincial or local statute, law, ordinance, rule, administrative interpretation, regulation, order, writ, injunction, directive, judgment, decree or other requirement of any Governmental Entity
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directly applicable to such Person or any of its respective properties or assets, as amended from time to time.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, assessment, security interest, lien, adverse claim, levy, encroachment, right of first option, or other similar encumbrance or restriction.
“Notes” means 6.47% and 6.62% senior secured notes issued by Chilquinta Energía Finance Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Operating Companies” means those entities listed as such onExhibit B.
“Operating Company Subsidiaries” means those entities listed as such onExhibit B.
“Party” or “Parties” means each of the parties to this Agreement; individually, a “Party”, and collectively as the “Parties”.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, association, organization, Governmental Entity or other entity.
“Pre-Closing Period” means a taxable period that ends on or before the ClosingDate.
“PSEG Companies” means those entities listed as such onExhibit B.
“PSEG/Sempra Companies” means those entities listed as such onExhibit B.
“Representatives” means, as to any Person, the officers, directors, managers, employees, counsel, accountants, financial advisers and consultants of such Person.
“Seller Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event or effect that has a material adverse effect on the ability of Sellers to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Shareholders Agreements” means (a) the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement covering the Chilean Companies, dated as of November 3, 2005, among Sempra Energy International Holdings B.V., PSEG Americas Ltd. and the other parties thereto and (b) the Shareholders Agreement covering the Peruvian Companies, dated as of November 3, 2005, among Sempra Energy International Holdings B.V., PSEG Americas Ltd. and the other parties thereto.
“Shares” means (a) all of the equity interests of the Acquired Parent Entities and (b) the four shares of Peruvian Opportunity Company owned by PSEG Europe B.V.
“Specified Distributions” means the distribution to Sellers or Affiliates of Sellers (other than the Acquired Companies) by certain PSEG Companies of all assets and liabilities held by such PSEG Companies that are not related to Chilquinta or Luz del Sur, including any cash held by any PSEG Company.
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“Straddle Period” means a taxable period that begins on or before and ends after the Closing Date.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means any United States federal, state, local, Chilean, Peruvian or other foreign income, profits, franchise, withholding, ad valorem, personal property (tangible and intangible), employment, payroll, sales and use, social security, disability, occupation, real property, severance, excise and other taxes, charges, levies or other assessments imposed by a Taxing Authority, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto.
“Tax Returns” means any return, report or similar statement required to be filed with respect to any Taxes (including any attached schedules), including any information return, claim for refund, amended return and declaration of estimated Tax.
“Taxing Authority” means, with respect to any Tax, the governmental entity or political subdivision thereof that imposes such Tax, and the agency (if any) charged with the collection of such Tax for such entity or subdivision.
“Transfer Taxes” means all transfer, real property transfer, sales, use, goods and services, value added, documentary, stamp duty, gross receipts, excise, and conveyance Taxes and other similar Taxes, duties, fees or charges,providedhowever, that in no even shall a “Transfer Tax” include any capital gains Taxes.
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Index of Defined Terms
Defined Term | Section |
Acquired Parent Entities | Recitals |
Acquired Parent Entity Balance Sheet Date | Section 4.06 |
Acquired Parent Entity Financials | Section 4.06 |
Agreement | Preamble |
Bermuda Approval | Section 6.07 |
Buyer | Preamble |
Buyer Guarantor | Preamble |
Cap | Section 9.01 |
Chilquinta | Recitals |
Claim Notice | Section 9.03 |
Closing | Section 2.01 |
Closing Date | Section 2.01 |
Company Plan | Section 4.11 |
Confidentiality Agreement | Section 6.04 |
Consent | Section 3.03 |
Deductible | Section 9.01 |
Filing | Section 3.03 |
Financial Statements | Section 4.06 |
Indemnified Buyer Entities | Section 9.01 |
Indemnified Entity | Section 9.03 |
Indemnified Seller Entities | Section 9.02 |
Indemnifying Party | Section 9.03 |
Luz del Sur | Recitals |
Material Company Plans | Section 4.11 |
Material Contracts | Section 4.09 |
OPA Tender Offer | Section 6.11 |
OpCo Balance Sheet Date | Section 4.06 |
Operating Company Financials | Section 4.06 |
Peruvian Opportunity Company | Recitals |
PSEG Americas (Bermuda) | Recitals |
PSEG Americas (Delaware) | Recitals |
PSEG Chilquinta Finance | Recitals |
PSEG Guarantor | Preamble |
Purchase Price | Section 2.01 |
Securities Act | Section 5.08 |
Seller | Preamble |
Sempra | Recitals |
Support Agreement | Section 6.09 |
Tax Proceeding | Section 6.03 |
Third Party | Section 9.03 |
Unrelated Asset | Section 6.13 |
waiving party | Section 7.05 |
Exhibit B |
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PSEG Companies |
Name | Jurisdiction of Incorporation |
Inversiones PSEG Chile Holdco Limitada | Chile |
PSEG Americas L.L.C. | Delaware |
PSEG Americas Ltd. | Bermuda |
PSEG Cayman Americas IV Company | Cayman |
PSEG Chilean Equity II Ltd. | Cayman |
PSEG Chilean Equity III Ltd. | Cayman |
PSEG Chilean Equity Ltd. | Cayman |
PSEG Chilquinta Finance LLC | Delaware |
PSEG Finance Company | Cayman |
PSEG Global Funding Corp. | Delaware |
PSEG Global Funding II LLC | Delaware |
PSEG Global Funding III Company | Cayman |
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PSEG/Sempra Companies |
Name | Jurisdiction of Incorporation |
Chilquinta Energía Finance Co. LLC | Delaware |
Energy Business International S.R.L. | Peru |
Inversiones en Servicios Electricos S.R.L. | Peru |
Ontario Quinta S.R.L. | Peru |
Peruvian Opportunity Company SAC | Peru |
PSEG Sempra Peruvian Services Company II SRL | Peru |
PSEG Sempra Peruvian Services Company SRL | Peru |
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Operating Companies |
Name | Jurisdiction of Incorporation |
Chilquinta Energía S.A. | Chile |
Luz del Sur S.A.A. | Peru |
Tecnored S.A. | Chile |
Tecsur S.A. | Peru |
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Operating Company Subsidiaries |
Name | Jurisdiction of Incorporation |
Compania Electrica del Litoral S.A. | Chile |
Empresa de Distribucion Electrica de Canete S.A. | Peru |
Energas S.A. | Chile |
Energia de Casablanca S.A. | Chile |
Generadora Electrica Sauce los Andes S.A. | Chile |
Inmobiliaria del Litroal S.A. | Chile |
Inmobiliaria Luz del Sur S.A. | Peru |
Luz del Sur International A.V.V. | Aruba |
Luzlinares S.A. | Chile |
Luzparral S.A. | Chile |
Any additional entity listed as such on Schedule 4.02. | N/A |